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the murdoch papers have been trying to streamline, cut costs. they want to take their newspaper, seven days a week, and this provided the perfect opportunity to do all of that in one fell swoop. >> you talked about allegations of drug use by the prince, you talked about david beckham, much of this dedicated, early on, anyway, to high political figures or what we would consider sports or cultural celebrities. but how much did it matter, how much did it get into british public opinion when these hackings were also about dead soldiers and victims of terrorist bombings. her sister was killed in the london transit bombings. listen to her. >> it's disgusting to have anyone to have their privacy invaded in this way, but when it moves out of the realm of celebrity and into the realm of victims of crime, it's a different matter and really pretty sinister. >> did public opinion pivot because it involved everyday folks? >> to use a phrase you'll understand, this was the game changer. >> as you can see, it's a pretty hardy, pretty feisty tabloid cultural in
the murdoch papers have been trying to streamline, cut costs. they want to take their newspaper, seven days a week, and this provided the perfect opportunity to do all of that in one fell swoop. >> you talked about allegations of drug use by the prince, you talked about david beckham, much of this dedicated, early on, anyway, to high political figures or what we would consider sports or cultural celebrities. but how much did it matter, how much did it get into british public opinion when...
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the "news of the world" is owned by rupert murdoch's "news international." its editor at the time, rebecca brooks, now runs his u.k. operations and has refused to resign. she's also a close friend and supporter of prime minister david cameron who condemned the intrusion. the "news of the world" says it will conduct its o internal inquiry into the hacking but rebecca brooks will head the investigation. in other words, she'll be investigating herself. the police inquiry is continuing as well and scotland yard says there are more bombshell revelations to come. >> pelley: mark, do we know who started this hacking to begin with? >> it was a private investigator who was working for the "news of the world." he appears to have developed the system for hacking into the accounts but then various reporters-- many of them-- this was a long standing practice appeared to have done the reporting and the ferreting out of information that's appeared in the papers. >> pelley: thank you, mark. this story is amazing. a court case in southern india has led to an astounding disco
the "news of the world" is owned by rupert murdoch's "news international." its editor at the time, rebecca brooks, now runs his u.k. operations and has refused to resign. she's also a close friend and supporter of prime minister david cameron who condemned the intrusion. the "news of the world" says it will conduct its o internal inquiry into the hacking but rebecca brooks will head the investigation. in other words, she'll be investigating herself. the police...
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rupert murdoch's "news of the world" is shutting down amid claims it hacked into the voice mails of various people including celebrities, politicians, and terror victims. >>> and san francisco police have arrested a suspect who was caught on surveillance video moments after they say he stole a pablo picasso sketch from an art galley. they say the new jersey man walked into the gallery, just took the sketch off the wall and walked out. and how much is it worth? anderson, the picasso piece is valued at around $200,000. >> wow. that's amazing, just walked in and took it. >>> coming up, did they get any closer to a deficit reduction plan? >>> also, willie nelson's pot case takes an unexpected turn landing the judge on the ridiculous. another good thing about geico is, they've got, like, real live people working there 24/7. so like say you need to report a claim, alright. a real person will be there to help you. then you can use geico.com to view photos of the damage, track your claim, print an estimate. you want an english muffin? they literally hand you a toasted muffin with butter and jam. (s
rupert murdoch's "news of the world" is shutting down amid claims it hacked into the voice mails of various people including celebrities, politicians, and terror victims. >>> and san francisco police have arrested a suspect who was caught on surveillance video moments after they say he stole a pablo picasso sketch from an art galley. they say the new jersey man walked into the gallery, just took the sketch off the wall and walked out. and how much is it worth? anderson, the...
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so finally the statement from james murdoch, the son of rupert murdoch, saying if allegations are true, it is inhuman that the paper and the company had failed toss to the bottom of repeated wrongdoing. what it says here is wrongdoers turned a good newsroom into bad. this it won't carry any advertising, but the money from subscriptions will go to good causes, and it will be the last edition. >> richard, just because the end of "news of the world" doesn't necessarily mean the end of the investigation or scandal? >> oh, there are two investigations. one into phone hacking scandal. documents have been revealed showing the newspaper paid the police either for tips or whatever. on top of that there's whole questions of civil litigation. no, this is not going away. why they have chosen to close the newspaper will be the interesting question, was it on moral grounds alone or commercial grounds? this was a brand that was destroyed. >> all right. richard quest, we appreciate you, as always. thank you so much. >>> we're getting close to the bottom of the hour here on this afternoon edition of th
so finally the statement from james murdoch, the son of rupert murdoch, saying if allegations are true, it is inhuman that the paper and the company had failed toss to the bottom of repeated wrongdoing. what it says here is wrongdoers turned a good newsroom into bad. this it won't carry any advertising, but the money from subscriptions will go to good causes, and it will be the last edition. >> richard, just because the end of "news of the world" doesn't necessarily mean the end...
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brooks was just until last week a senior executive for rupert murdoch's media empire. she's being questioned on suspicion of conspireing to intercept communication. it comes as this scandal continues to spread. issuing a fresh apology in some of the uk's other papers including "the sunday times" his remaining sunday publication, putting right what's gone wrong, promising to compensate those effected and full cooperation with the police. for those involved, there's no place to hide. but what has gone wrong for the media mogul? the most recent fallout from the hacking scandal, two chief executives of news corp., but more could be in line. scotland yard has come under heat. sir paul steephenson answered questions. >> i have not acted inappropriately. >> reporter: police deny any wrongdoing after he received a free retreat in an expensive spa where neil wallace was a pr correspondent. wallace, arrested in the scandal. and "new york times" reports 11,000 pages of handwritten notes, naming 4,000 celebrities, politicians, sports stars, police officials and victims of crime, w
brooks was just until last week a senior executive for rupert murdoch's media empire. she's being questioned on suspicion of conspireing to intercept communication. it comes as this scandal continues to spread. issuing a fresh apology in some of the uk's other papers including "the sunday times" his remaining sunday publication, putting right what's gone wrong, promising to compensate those effected and full cooperation with the police. for those involved, there's no place to hide....
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murdoch one was found six and a half feet away. you recall seeing it attached to the hair of caylee which would be the top portion near the top of the bag. there are any number of scenarios what could have happened in six months. there is significant movement of bone where the state clearly brought out one was found under four inches of muck, that can move but a piece of duct tape can't. i submit to you that is not reasonable. it's not also reasonable to accept the constant lies in these incidents of george anthony and the duct tape. >> i told you in the beginning, nor are we suggesting that george anthony killed caylee. there is no evidence of that. there is no evidence of any murder in this case. that has been our position from the very beginning. we would never point the finger at someone that doesn't support any evidence. this was an accident that snowballed out of control. whatever happened afterrds has nothing to do with the crimes charged. absolutely nothing to do with that. mr. anthony had a is on numerous occasions had the
murdoch one was found six and a half feet away. you recall seeing it attached to the hair of caylee which would be the top portion near the top of the bag. there are any number of scenarios what could have happened in six months. there is significant movement of bone where the state clearly brought out one was found under four inches of muck, that can move but a piece of duct tape can't. i submit to you that is not reasonable. it's not also reasonable to accept the constant lies in these...
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rupert murdoch's "news of the world" is shutting down amid claims it hacked into the voice mails of of of various people including celebrities, politicians and terror victims. and san francisco police have arrested a suspect who was caught on surveillance video moments after they say he stole a pablo picasso sketch from an art gallery. they say the new jersey man walked into the gallery, just took the sketch off the wall and walked out. and how much is it worth? anderson? the picasso piece is valued at around $200,000. >> wow. that's amazing. just walked in and took it. crazy. still ahead, raw politics. did today's white house meeting move democrats and republicans any closer to a deficit reductions deal or are they bluffing about the lines in the stand they've drawn? we'll have the latest ahead. also willie nelson's texas pot case takes an unexpected turn, landing the judge on ridiculist. ♪ ♪ ♪ look at that car, well, it goes fast ♪ ♪ givin' my dad a heart attack ♪ [ friend ] that is so awesome. ♪ i love my car [ engine revving ] [ male announcer ] that first chevy, yea,
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"news of the world" is part of rupert murdoch's media empire which includes fox news, wall street journal and new york post. he calls the allegations deplorable and unacceptable. hugh grant says he's the latest celebrity to be hacked by the tabloid. >> it's one thing for there to be a very bad newspaper in the country. but when you start to realize it's not one, it's all our tabloids who have been shockingly out of control for a long time, and when you realize how much collusion from the police and how much collusion from our lawmakers, from our government, who need these tabloids, especially the murdoch press to get elected, you start to think, i'm not proud of my country anymore. this is not the democracy i thought i was proud of. >> what does "news of the world" have to say. >> i'll let everyone in on a secret. british reporters do some of the finest reporting in the world and some of the foulest. it's a fun place to read the newspaper every morning. nothing fun about this. allegations as you say rape victims, murder victims, terror victims, the families of dead servicemen, all these p
"news of the world" is part of rupert murdoch's media empire which includes fox news, wall street journal and new york post. he calls the allegations deplorable and unacceptable. hugh grant says he's the latest celebrity to be hacked by the tabloid. >> it's one thing for there to be a very bad newspaper in the country. but when you start to realize it's not one, it's all our tabloids who have been shockingly out of control for a long time, and when you realize how much collusion...
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chairman and ceo rupert murdoch issued a statement calling the allegations of phone hacking and payments to police, quote, deplorable and unacceptable and went on to say, quote, i have made clear that our company must fully and proactively cooperate with the police in all investigations. and, that is exactly what news international has been doing. and will continue to do, under rebecca brooks' leadership and, rebecca brooks is his european deputy and here's what prime minister david cameron said. >> what this government is doing is making sure the public -- and i feel so appalled by what has happened, murder victims, terrorist victims, who had their phones hacked is disgraceful. that is why it's important that there is a full police investigation, with all of the powers they need. >> reporter: now, heather, the latest from scotland yard is police have a list of 4,000 potential victims, of the phone hacking and there are fresh allegations that family members of war dead' phones have been also been hacked. back to you, heather. heather: thank you very much, amy kellogg reporting live from
chairman and ceo rupert murdoch issued a statement calling the allegations of phone hacking and payments to police, quote, deplorable and unacceptable and went on to say, quote, i have made clear that our company must fully and proactively cooperate with the police in all investigations. and, that is exactly what news international has been doing. and will continue to do, under rebecca brooks' leadership and, rebecca brooks is his european deputy and here's what prime minister david cameron...
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murdoch, will you tell us what you said to milly dowler's family? >> stop pushing! >> if you'll just keep silent for a minute. it was a totally private meeting. >> stop! >> get down. get down. get your head down, mate. can you tell us specifically what you said? >> no, i'm not. i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what happened. i apologize. i have nothing more to say. >> mr. murdoch, will you -- >> we'll see where this scandal goes next. >>> we're at 8 minutes past the hour now. you've got to hear this. kind of an outrageous story. has people asking a lot of questions. what should happen now? because ipad 2 was on sale yesterday for $69. you're hearing me right, folks. $69. they normally start at $699. it was posted incorrectly on the sears website and a lot of people had about 20 to 30 minutes to just rush on to the website and buy up those ipads. now, the others with the more gig, the 32 gig, they were being sold for $179. what you are seeing here is what one of our viewers sent to us. she actually has her receipt that shows that she bought
murdoch, will you tell us what you said to milly dowler's family? >> stop pushing! >> if you'll just keep silent for a minute. it was a totally private meeting. >> stop! >> get down. get down. get your head down, mate. can you tell us specifically what you said? >> no, i'm not. i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what happened. i apologize. i have nothing more to say. >> mr. murdoch, will you -- >> we'll see where this scandal...
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you recall murdoch who processed the scene and had the computer with the computer program and we called him to show you how far away this was found. and this looks nothing like the stickers were found at the home. nothing. and this child had all kinds of stickers in her house. you are not going to find a small child like that without heart shaped stickers in their home. there were also mickey mouse stickers and goofy stickers and all kinds of other stickers. a scrapbook that was used by casey to document her child's life. and they tried to tell you that this thing found in an area where trash is dumped, okay, trash is dumped there, 30 feet away, across the street from an elementary school, how unusual, how crazy is it going to be that you are going to find a sticker attached to a card board. not attached to the duct tape. 30 feet away. but that doesn't matter. because if you remember, the prosecutor when they got up their next question was wouldn't you agree that this area was a trash dump? playing on that anger again. playing on your emotions. trying to get you angry and say yeah, that
you recall murdoch who processed the scene and had the computer with the computer program and we called him to show you how far away this was found. and this looks nothing like the stickers were found at the home. nothing. and this child had all kinds of stickers in her house. you are not going to find a small child like that without heart shaped stickers in their home. there were also mickey mouse stickers and goofy stickers and all kinds of other stickers. a scrapbook that was used by casey...
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fallout from the phone hacking scandal is shutting down rupert murdoch's 168-year-old paper. reporters are accused of breaking into the voice mail of murder victims, the families of dead soldiers and celebrities. murdoch's son james made the announcement to staff, saying the news of the world is in the business of holding others to account, but it failed when it came to itself. there has been outrage across the country, even the british parliaments held an emergency session, expressing its disgust. >> reporter: the scandal has been growing wider by the day. london's police forces are under investigation for taking bribes from reporters, looking for tips. >> reporter: the latest victims of the hacking appear to be former boyfriends of princess diana, lawyers of james hewett, attorney for dodi fayed. big veterans groups already cut ties with the paper. >> anyone who was aware of it and knew what was going on should face charges. >> reporter: now, a new deal to take over british sky broadcasting could also fall apart. >> until you see this matter. >> news of the world says it is
fallout from the phone hacking scandal is shutting down rupert murdoch's 168-year-old paper. reporters are accused of breaking into the voice mail of murder victims, the families of dead soldiers and celebrities. murdoch's son james made the announcement to staff, saying the news of the world is in the business of holding others to account, but it failed when it came to itself. there has been outrage across the country, even the british parliaments held an emergency session, expressing its...
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who knows whether rupert murdoch will take notice of that. the other big story, the commerce committee chairman, jay rockefeller saying there's got to be an investigation, did news corp hack into u.s. citizens' phones, 9/11 victims. he said there would be serious consequences. the big question people are asking here is how much is the news corp empire and rupert murdoch going to be hurt in the u.s. as well. ali? >> that is a good question. i'm a tweeter. you're a tweeter. one of the interesting things about this is somebody figured out using geo cashing or labeling of locations where people tweet from, where people tweet. a visualization of it. tell us about it. >> it's this data visualization project from a photographer by the name of eric fisher. what he's done is basically tag tweets and flicker pictures used from around the world. look at this pretty picture in the u.s. the flitter pictures in red, more on the west coast. twitter more on the east coast. you look at europe and asia is where they're both used very much as well. white show t
who knows whether rupert murdoch will take notice of that. the other big story, the commerce committee chairman, jay rockefeller saying there's got to be an investigation, did news corp hack into u.s. citizens' phones, 9/11 victims. he said there would be serious consequences. the big question people are asking here is how much is the news corp empire and rupert murdoch going to be hurt in the u.s. as well. ali? >> that is a good question. i'm a tweeter. you're a tweeter. one of the...
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rebekah brooks' arrest outrageous but says she will testify tomorrow along with her former boss rupert murdoch and his son. >> she remains willing to attend and answer questions. >> that panel will be the first time they were questioned in public about the scandal. lawmakers hope to learn more. >>> the california attorney general's office is reviewing the wording of a referendum that would repeal a law. kamala harris declineed to comment on the process when we spoke to her office today. her office has to okay the ballot and summary. amazon is backing a petition to get the issue on the ballot. it needs 500,000 voters signatures to qualify chairs of linked in dropped today. it had a public offering in may and traded as high -- today shares closed at $102. down $6. jp morgan said it felt the company was sound but the stock was overvalued. netflix stalks dropped $800 a share. they closed at $279 per share after the company created a firestorm by changing its price structure which will lead to higher rates for customers. >>> and worries over debt in the united states and europe had investors pullin
rebekah brooks' arrest outrageous but says she will testify tomorrow along with her former boss rupert murdoch and his son. >> she remains willing to attend and answer questions. >> that panel will be the first time they were questioned in public about the scandal. lawmakers hope to learn more. >>> the california attorney general's office is reviewing the wording of a referendum that would repeal a law. kamala harris declineed to comment on the process when we spoke to her...
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owner ruppert murdoch ordered the paper shut down. the tabloid became toxic when it was revealed reporters may have hacked the voice mail boxes of thousands of people while chasing stories. >>> casey anthony will be free a week from sunday, but there are further signs her relationship with her mother may be fractured. a florida correctional official says she refused to let her mother visit her in the jail friday night. anthony who was acquitted of murdering her little girl was sentenced to four years for lying to police but given credit for time served. >>> betty ford, one of the most beloved first ladies has died of natural causes. two services have been scheduled, tuesday in california and thursday in michigan. some of the speakers are expected to be rosalynn carter and cokie roberts. ford was married to former president gerald ford for nearly 60 years. she was 93 years old. >>> just hours from now, the shuttle "atlantis" will dock with the international space station for the very last time. asrotaurants checked can the orbiter for
owner ruppert murdoch ordered the paper shut down. the tabloid became toxic when it was revealed reporters may have hacked the voice mail boxes of thousands of people while chasing stories. >>> casey anthony will be free a week from sunday, but there are further signs her relationship with her mother may be fractured. a florida correctional official says she refused to let her mother visit her in the jail friday night. anthony who was acquitted of murdering her little girl was...
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i mean, to be fair to murdoch, jim murdoch jr., james, he's described the allegations at inhuman, not place in their company, sullied the good name of the company. he says wrongdoers turned a good newsroom bad, so in an interview tonight he also says, you know, he and his father pledge to sort this mess out. i mean, the problem is, and you don't want to necessarily have schadenfreude at the misfortune of one's competitors, but the problem is just taking the united states. murdoch became a u.s. citizen so that he could buy assets in the u.s. he gave up his australian citizenship in doing so. he is relentlessly cherry picked top assets in major places. nothing wrong with that at all, absolutely not. that's the free market, but this one has blown up in his face in the uk. >> well, as an american i think he chose america over great britain because it's a wonderful country. richard quest, thank you very much in london. >>> 26 days until a potential default of the u.s. treasury, and here's another seen about how serious this is becoming. the nation's top elected officials held a meeting tod
i mean, to be fair to murdoch, jim murdoch jr., james, he's described the allegations at inhuman, not place in their company, sullied the good name of the company. he says wrongdoers turned a good newsroom bad, so in an interview tonight he also says, you know, he and his father pledge to sort this mess out. i mean, the problem is, and you don't want to necessarily have schadenfreude at the misfortune of one's competitors, but the problem is just taking the united states. murdoch became a u.s....
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>> james murdoch has got to be the focus right now. because of course rebecca brooks and les hinton both having been gone, james murder okay runs news international. he has the number three position at the company, essentially, after chase carey, an executive who's not part of the family. that is the key question at this point. it's got to be, lester, whether or not he can hang on to that position. >> now to the question of whether this moves across this side of the pond. as we noted, news corp. controls "wall street journal," fox, a number of brand names. they have a lot of viewers and readers in this country. are any of them in jeopardy at least to be tarnished by this? >> there may be perhaps some tarnish that -- that goes on at this point. but the key question is, when you have the fbi at least being asked by certain members of congress to investigate, at this point, of course, they haven't issued any subpoenas. it's not clear that they will. nonetheless, lester, when you get to a point where the fbi might in fact do that and inves
>> james murdoch has got to be the focus right now. because of course rebecca brooks and les hinton both having been gone, james murder okay runs news international. he has the number three position at the company, essentially, after chase carey, an executive who's not part of the family. that is the key question at this point. it's got to be, lester, whether or not he can hang on to that position. >> now to the question of whether this moves across this side of the pond. as we...
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the fbi is now investigating murdoch's news corporation. there's an accusation that his employees may have tried to hack into the phone conversations and voicemails of 9/11 victims and their families. rudy giuliani was mayor of new york during that time. he and murdoch have been friends for a long time, so what does giuliani make of all this? >> intercepting communications like that is a crime, it has to be investigated. i think what there shouldn't be and we've learned recently with a bunch of criminal cases of different kinds, don't rush to judgment, give people a presumption of innocence. i think that just how high up it goes is a big question and it's one we shouldn't be jumping to conclusions about. >> speaking of hacking, somebody absolutely plundered the pentagon in the spring, it was one of the worst breaches ever of security. listen to these details. >> indeed, in a single intrusion this past march, 24,000 files were taken. >> it was done, we think, by a foreign intelligence service, in other words, a nation state was behind it. >>
the fbi is now investigating murdoch's news corporation. there's an accusation that his employees may have tried to hack into the phone conversations and voicemails of 9/11 victims and their families. rudy giuliani was mayor of new york during that time. he and murdoch have been friends for a long time, so what does giuliani make of all this? >> intercepting communications like that is a crime, it has to be investigated. i think what there shouldn't be and we've learned recently with a...
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. >>> the phone hacking scandal continues for rupert murdoch and news corps. london police arrested rebekah brooks today. brooks led murdoch's news international division, until this past friday when she resigned. she is facing charges for phone hackings that targeted celebrities, the families of 9/11 victims, as well as the royal family. rupert murdoch took out full page ads yesterday, saying we are sorry for the scandal. even more ads today, saying the company will assist the ongoing police investigation. >> british public is engaged sh and i think where they're really concerned about is whether or not the american public is engaged. if that ever happened then yeah, you really should start writing news corps's obituaries. >> the hacking scandal has already brought down one of rupert murdochs executives in the united states. les hinten redesigned on friday. he worked for murdoch in britain when the phone hacking allegedly took place. the committee in charge of making sure all dow jones -- >>> a gunshot victim hopes the spare the life of a man who pulled the t
. >>> the phone hacking scandal continues for rupert murdoch and news corps. london police arrested rebekah brooks today. brooks led murdoch's news international division, until this past friday when she resigned. she is facing charges for phone hackings that targeted celebrities, the families of 9/11 victims, as well as the royal family. rupert murdoch took out full page ads yesterday, saying we are sorry for the scandal. even more ads today, saying the company will assist the ongoing...
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rupert murdoch and james murdoch will be up in front of an important committee in the house of commons this week. we'll to see what answers they provide. >> it's getting larger and larger for us. >>> president obama appealing to the american people to within support for his plan to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the debt. the president wanting to urge congress to make a deal. with the deadline approaching republicans are focused on back up plans. joining me from washington is neil irwin a reporter for "the washington post" who wrote an article on friday called "five truths about the debt." let's do a pop quiz on these issues. fact or fiction. first off the nag debt is about the government spend go to much. fact or fiction? >> fiction in the sense that there's a real debate to be had in this country whether the government spend too much or not enough tore right amount. that's separate from what the deficit should be and debt should be. you could have a large government that has a balanced budget and comes into a balanced fiscal situation pretty quickly. you can have a small governmen
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tonight in the last hour or so tonight, europe time -- it's late evening here or late afternoon, rupert murdoch put out a statement. he described the paying of the police, and he calls it deplorable and unacceptable. to give perspective to you, suzanne, we're not talking about little newspapers, the news of the world is the biggest selling english newspaper in the world. he has the times of london, and the new york times, and the sun which is britain's biggest selling national newspaper. and in the states, it's the post and fox news and fox channels, and in australia, it's the australian newspaper, and it's the sunday mail. so on and so forth. when one of the prime properties is caught up in such an egregious scandal, that's why this is making news. >> richard, are the advertisers starting to pull out now? >> yes. and this is really fascinating. ford motor company straight out of the bat canceling their ad in news of the world. one or two others, the halifax buildings -- banks savings and loans are dancing around it. but there are a number of advertisers who are wishy washy, and sitting on the
tonight in the last hour or so tonight, europe time -- it's late evening here or late afternoon, rupert murdoch put out a statement. he described the paying of the police, and he calls it deplorable and unacceptable. to give perspective to you, suzanne, we're not talking about little newspapers, the news of the world is the biggest selling english newspaper in the world. he has the times of london, and the new york times, and the sun which is britain's biggest selling national newspaper. and in...
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murdoch does not normally do apologies. but not everyone's convinced. >> although, he expressed his regret of what's happened previously, this is, i think by any standards, pretty false. >> reporter: true or false, it's seen as damage control, which has also claimed his two closest lieutenants. rebekah brooks, head of his british newspaper business. and les hinton, head of the dow jones company, and murdoch's right-hand man in the u.s. worked in london at the time of the phone hacking. on tuesday, murdoch and his son, james, will be hauled in front of the cameras for a rare and public questioning by the parliament committee. and across the pond, the fbi is investigating reports that murdoch journalists tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >> what they aught to be concerned about whether or not the american public gets engaged. if that ever happens, yeah. you really should d art writing newscorp's obituaries. >> reporter: as the scandal continues to grow, so do the stakes. this isn't just about the behavior of rupert mu
murdoch does not normally do apologies. but not everyone's convinced. >> although, he expressed his regret of what's happened previously, this is, i think by any standards, pretty false. >> reporter: true or false, it's seen as damage control, which has also claimed his two closest lieutenants. rebekah brooks, head of his british newspaper business. and les hinton, head of the dow jones company, and murdoch's right-hand man in the u.s. worked in london at the time of the phone...
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. >> they were derfide of murdoch. he the ability to destroy their careers. >> reporter: but instead, he has destroyed one of the oldest newspapers in the world, and a country's faith in news reporting. i'm jeffrey kofman for reporting. i'm jeffrey kofman for "nightline" in london. seen one up close.ve heard t what's the word around the sink? that it removes 3 times more soap scum per swipe, and it came from outer space. it is not from outer space! no, man, it's from outer space. they're aliens on an intergalactic cleanliness mission. they're here to clean up the universe. oh, the kitchen scrubbers are aliens, too? yeah, look at that greasy kitchen mess. everybody's in on the cleanspiracy, man. i can't even trust myself. [ male announcer ] mr. clean magic eraser kitchen and bath scrubbers. the clean is out of this world. took some wild risks when i was young. but i was still taking a risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me.
. >> they were derfide of murdoch. he the ability to destroy their careers. >> reporter: but instead, he has destroyed one of the oldest newspapers in the world, and a country's faith in news reporting. i'm jeffrey kofman for reporting. i'm jeffrey kofman for "nightline" in london. seen one up close.ve heard t what's the word around the sink? that it removes 3 times more soap scum per swipe, and it came from outer space. it is not from outer space! no, man, it's from outer...
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should the right to see so as an investigation is now underway in britain allegations that murdoch's companies hacked the cell phones of nine eleven victims are also bringing the anger to america in fact several of the lawmakers democrats and republicans are already calling for a d.o.j. investigation and a murdoch's news corp here in the states senator jay rockefeller and frank lautenberg have both raise a very fair point and the u.k. news outlets had no fear of dabbling in illegal activity it's what's to stop the u.s. branches of news corp from doing the same thing and in fact that lumbered went on to say further investigation may reveal that current reports. only scratching the surface of the problem at news corp accordingly i am requesting that the d.o.j. and as he see examine these circumstances and determine whether u.s. laws have been violated the families of the victims of nine eleven have also come forward supporting the call for a probe into whether or not murdoch took advantage of the personal information for the sake of a big story so as news corp by itself in the middle o
should the right to see so as an investigation is now underway in britain allegations that murdoch's companies hacked the cell phones of nine eleven victims are also bringing the anger to america in fact several of the lawmakers democrats and republicans are already calling for a d.o.j. investigation and a murdoch's news corp here in the states senator jay rockefeller and frank lautenberg have both raise a very fair point and the u.k. news outlets had no fear of dabbling in illegal activity...
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. >>> hello, everyone, i'm tamron hall, and the "newsnation" is following the news of rupert murdoch and the much-anticipated testimony before parliament. many are calling this the slow meltdown of his media empire. murdoch and his son, james, are expected to testify within the next 24 hours, and yet another resignation in the london police department. john yates has resigned as the deputy commissioner who decided not to reopen an investigation of the alleged hacking. his boss stepped down sunday citing speculation with the ties to the former "news of the editor" arrested last week and the defunct newspaper is accused of hacking into the phones of politicians, and even a murder victim. rebec rebekah brooks has been een resd as of this weekend, and we will see what is going to happen here with rupert murdoch and his son james tomorrow? >> well, that is certainly, that is the big question. and rupert murdoch and his son james, and rebekah brooks, who are appearing before the select committee have to be so careful, and so careful in fact, that rupert murdoch's biographers saying he is i
. >>> hello, everyone, i'm tamron hall, and the "newsnation" is following the news of rupert murdoch and the much-anticipated testimony before parliament. many are calling this the slow meltdown of his media empire. murdoch and his son, james, are expected to testify within the next 24 hours, and yet another resignation in the london police department. john yates has resigned as the deputy commissioner who decided not to reopen an investigation of the alleged hacking. his...
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rupert murdoch entered the market. mr. murdoch, in myy view, has debotched british public life. >> forgive the individual by all means. but you can't forget. >> reporter: that is media tycoon rupert murdoch. he bought the legendary london tabloid 42 years ago, and with it staggering profits, built a global media empire. in the u.s., murdoch owns fox news, "the wall street journal," "the new york post" and a lot more. he is even bigger here in britain, where he owns a major tv network and almost 40% of the newspapers sold, including "the news of the world." this week, that paper found itself at the center of a scandal so big, so rotten, that despite its massive profitable, it is being abruptly closed after 168 years. today, the man who sends reporters out in search of stories was in sun valley, i.d. i, where he ran from reporters. >> i'm not making any comments. >> reporter: it was left to his son and air heir to speak for t company. >> we now know the practices that we're talking about here were such that we've fundamental
rupert murdoch entered the market. mr. murdoch, in myy view, has debotched british public life. >> forgive the individual by all means. but you can't forget. >> reporter: that is media tycoon rupert murdoch. he bought the legendary london tabloid 42 years ago, and with it staggering profits, built a global media empire. in the u.s., murdoch owns fox news, "the wall street journal," "the new york post" and a lot more. he is even bigger here in britain, where he...
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>> well, i mean, there's clearly affinity for newspapers by murdoch. it's less than 10% of the total company. and uk properties are less than 10 cents of share of value. so they are really not that significant. all of the growth has been in newer media cable networks now over 50% of the company's operating income, and there is tremendous growth in satellite assets like star tv in india and sky tire, sky deutscheland, bskyb. it's still relatively underpenetrated, a growth engine and a free cash flow machine. >> the price of news corp crashing the past two weeks, is it now cheap? are the shares now undervalued, given the scale of this crisis? >> yes, news corp has lost over $8 billion of value since the crisis erupted in the last few weeks. and we can account with the decline in bskyb share price, and even just saying they give away the uk newspapers which obviously wouldn't happen. they could sell it or spin it, but that's maybe $2 billion of the whole decline. so $6 billion is more emotional, more worry about the unknowns, but i think at some point whe
>> well, i mean, there's clearly affinity for newspapers by murdoch. it's less than 10% of the total company. and uk properties are less than 10 cents of share of value. so they are really not that significant. all of the growth has been in newer media cable networks now over 50% of the company's operating income, and there is tremendous growth in satellite assets like star tv in india and sky tire, sky deutscheland, bskyb. it's still relatively underpenetrated, a growth engine and a free...
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during those same years, murdoch's executives frequently denied wrongdoing. now it's apologies that are repeated. tomorrow in an ad in british newspapers, he promises tough action to prevent more phone hacking. some wonder if it's too late. >>> the problem is not that this is the wrong thing to do, he didn't do it a week ago. >> reporter: for the owner of fox television and the "new york post," each new drama risks turning a crisis into a catastrophe. the resignation of two cheever executives including les hinton who ran the "wall street journal" has not stopped speculation that murdoch's own son james could be a casualty of the scandal. >> by getting rid of the publisher of "the wall street journal," that was to keep it from spreading to the united states. >> reporter: in the u.k., where the scandal started with allegations of journalists listening to voicemails, the prime minister is under fire for inviting murdoch and his executives to dinners and weekends away. david cameron even hired a former editor of "the news of the world," while the police hired a f
during those same years, murdoch's executives frequently denied wrongdoing. now it's apologies that are repeated. tomorrow in an ad in british newspapers, he promises tough action to prevent more phone hacking. some wonder if it's too late. >>> the problem is not that this is the wrong thing to do, he didn't do it a week ago. >> reporter: for the owner of fox television and the "new york post," each new drama risks turning a crisis into a catastrophe. the resignation of...
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wanted that political power and i suspect that anybody who takes over for murdoch and we don't know who that will be but i'm sure there will be somebody will see this this pursuit of political power just for the say oh political power to be antithetical to running a good business but what kind of a reversal sam because come on let's look at what already is in the united states in the mainstream media we saw one of the biggest stories this summer that has been poll last or all over the twenty four hour cable news network has been casey anthony which was a very tabloid case very casually coverage analyzing every in and out of one young girl's trial looking at it like a soap opera watching out like you know greek you know gladiator fights or something because you just want to see this tragedy play out before you you have that you have but i'd like to have think and post which have had to bring in entertainment and order to get more traction you have t.v. journalist that's actually becoming celebrities i want to bring up i can't help but bring up the picture that anderson cooper tweeted
wanted that political power and i suspect that anybody who takes over for murdoch and we don't know who that will be but i'm sure there will be somebody will see this this pursuit of political power just for the say oh political power to be antithetical to running a good business but what kind of a reversal sam because come on let's look at what already is in the united states in the mainstream media we saw one of the biggest stories this summer that has been poll last or all over the twenty...
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., a humble rupert murdoch say he's sorry. how was the mea culpa received in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> plus, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke thinks it could be time to pump some more cash into the economy. with companies in wait and see mode, could that move relieve anything when it comes to creating jobs? ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. ♪ ooh baby, (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented pro
., a humble rupert murdoch say he's sorry. how was the mea culpa received in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> plus, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke thinks it could be time to pump some more cash into the economy. with companies in wait and see mode, could that move relieve anything when it comes to creating jobs? ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done....
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>> it's dreadfully serious for rupert murdoch, his family and his company. the company itself i don't think is in jeopardy. it's the second or third largest media company in the world, but murdoch's aura of invincibility is gone. his lieutenants are apples falling from the tree. his argument it was a few rotten apples is discredited. it's really a barrel problem. he has to deal with that, and he knows in coming days, not just in his testimony tomorrow, but in coming days, there will be more apples that will be revealed to have been rotten. he has a lot to answer for. >> i can say from my experience, editing a newspaper for him and this was, five, six years before any of this phone hacking began, but certainly when i worked for him, he wanted his editors toagl of the things would you expect from a tabloid newspaper, but always to operate within the law. and i find it impossible, personally knowing the man, to think he would have known about law breaking on his newspapers, let alone condone it. >> it's not just a question of what you knew, but what you should
>> it's dreadfully serious for rupert murdoch, his family and his company. the company itself i don't think is in jeopardy. it's the second or third largest media company in the world, but murdoch's aura of invincibility is gone. his lieutenants are apples falling from the tree. his argument it was a few rotten apples is discredited. it's really a barrel problem. he has to deal with that, and he knows in coming days, not just in his testimony tomorrow, but in coming days, there will be...
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is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all- conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's in charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into britain, buying up the "news of the world" and later the "times" of london. in the '70s he took aim at new york where he'd add the "new york post" and the "wall street journal." his satellite t.v. empire includes the fox network in the u.s., sky in europe, star tv in asia. >> i love the free market. it's certainly been very good to me. >> reporter: but the same market is now punishing him, while stock in news corporation rebounded today, it's fallen 12% since the scandal began. >> my company has 52,000 employees. i have led it for 57 years and i hav
is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all- conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's in charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into...
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media babaon, rupert murdoch 's papers thrive here. but tonight, his empire rocked by a scan doll of its own. one that defies all sense of human decency. "the news of the world" for years the biggest english language newspaper in the world is dead. a desperate move by the world's biggest media tycoon to contain a scandal that has stained his entire global empire. >> nothing to say at this stage. >> reporter: rupert murdoch, whose reporters relentlessly hound people for stories was in sun valley, idaho, today, where was he tight-lipped. >> i have nothing to say at this stage. >> reporter: that was left to his son and heir. >> we now know that the practices that are being discussed that we're talking about here are such that we've fundamentally breached a trust with our readers. >> reporter: nothing, it seems, would stop can the news of the world's" pursuit of a sensational headline. in 2002, this nation was riveted by the story of 13-year-old milly dowler, who had vanished. this week, it was revealed that the paper had listened to her v
media babaon, rupert murdoch 's papers thrive here. but tonight, his empire rocked by a scan doll of its own. one that defies all sense of human decency. "the news of the world" for years the biggest english language newspaper in the world is dead. a desperate move by the world's biggest media tycoon to contain a scandal that has stained his entire global empire. >> nothing to say at this stage. >> reporter: rupert murdoch, whose reporters relentlessly hound people for...
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the murdochs have made a business out of covering stories. yesterday they were the story. testifying in dramatic hearing about the phone hacking scandal rocking their media empire. next up for questioning this morning, english prime minister david cameron. stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: the man who runs the second largest media company in the world side by side with his son was in front of parliament, apologetic. >> i'd like to say this is the most humble day of my life. >> i'd like to say as well just how sorry i am and how sorry we are to particularly the victims of their illegal voice mail interceptions and their families. >> reporter: from the beginning james took the lead. >> i think my son can perhaps answer that in more detail. >> reporter: at times jumping in to help when his 80-year-old father searched or stumbled for the answers. >> mr. chatman was the top -- >> reporter: but it was rupert murdoch's wife who stepped in at the most critical moment. to protect her husband. the protester and am schur comedian who calls himself john any marbles was arrested and
the murdochs have made a business out of covering stories. yesterday they were the story. testifying in dramatic hearing about the phone hacking scandal rocking their media empire. next up for questioning this morning, english prime minister david cameron. stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: the man who runs the second largest media company in the world side by side with his son was in front of parliament, apologetic. >> i'd like to say this is the most humble day of my life....